Tile-car.



J. J. HAMMEN.

TILE OAR.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 21, 1912.

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J. J. HAMMEN.

TILE GAR.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 21, 1912.

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i '1 PATENT TILE-CAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 21, 1912. Serial No. 717,223.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OHN J. I'IAMMEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sac City, in the county of Sac and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Tile- Car, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a tile car of simple and inexpensive construction provided with floors or decks which are removable and adjustable.

A further object is to provide in such a car, simple and efficient means for adjustably mounting a removable deck.

A further object is to provide in a tile car, a plurality of adjustable decks and to provide means for mounting the same so that they may be swung upwardly past a vertical center, and may be to a certain extent nested when in their raised position.

A further object is to provide a tile car provided with removable decks and with means for mounting the same which are so constructed and arranged that the removable decks may be made of standard sizes so that they are interchangeable.

My invention consists in certain details, in the construction, arrangement and combination of the various parts of the device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter set forth, pointed out in my claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 shows a central, vertical sectional view of a tile car embodying my invention. Fig. 2 shows a perspective view of one of the adjustable brackets. Fig. 3 shows a detail sectional view showing the manner in which the removable decks are mounted on the corner posts. Fig. 4: shows a detail sectional view of two of the adjustable decks in their raised position. Fig. 5 shows a sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

In the accompanying drawings I have used the reference numeral 10 to indicate generally the frame of the tile car which is mounted on wheels 11 in any suitable manner and is designed to travel on the track 12. The car is provided with a fixed bottom or floor 14. At each corner of the car is an upright corner post 13 made in the form of an angle bar with one angle extending rearwardly or forwardly from the car, depend ing upon the end at which the post is located, and with the other angle extending inwardly across the car at right angles to the longitudinal axis thereof. In the opposite faces of the angle bars at each side of the car I provide a plurality of openings 16 each of which has a small downward extension 17. The openings 16 in each post 13 are arranged in a vertical line at equal distances from each other. The openings in the four corner posts are arranged at similar heights above the floor 1 1. I preferably provide braces 13 secured to the posts 13 and to the frame 10.

For mounting the removable decks any height on the posts 13 I have provided the movable brackets 18, each of which is preferably made of a rectangular flat plate which is somewhat longer than it is wide. On one side of the plate near the end thereof and in line with each other, are two round lugs 19 of proper size to fit snugly in the extensions 17 and yet to be easily removed therefrom. On each of the lugs 19 is a head 20 designed to pass readily through the opening 16 and yet too small to pass through the extension 17 On the other side of the bracket 18 approximately in the middle thereof from end to end and near one side thereof is a lug 21 which is preferably round and provided at its outer end with a head 22. The lugs 19 on each bracket 18 are the same distance apart as the successive openings 16 in each of the posts 13. It will therefore be seen that the heads 20 may be inserted through two of the adjacent openings 16 and the bracket 18 may then be permitted to drop of its own weight to position where the lugs 19 are received in the extensions 17. The heads 20 will then prevent the removal of the bracket from the posts 13 until the bracket has been raised to permit the heads 20 to pass through the openings 16. I provide one of the brackets 18 for each corner of each removable deck, one of which will now be described.

The decks of my improved tile car with the exception of the permanent floor are made alike so that they are interchangeable. I shall describe the construction of one of them.

Each deck comprises transverse end members 23 preferably composed of angle bars having one flange lying in a horizontal plane and the other extending downwardly at an obtuse angle therefrom and designed to be adjacent to the end of the car. Mounted upon and connecting the end members 23 Patented Apr. 7, 1914.

are a plurality of longitudinal frame members 2 1, preferably three in number. Above the frame members 24 is a floor made of transverse boards or the like 25 which may be slightly spaced apart from each other as shown in Fig. 1. At each end of the downwardly extending flange of each transverse end member 23 is a downward extension 26 lying in a vertical plane when the deck is installed in position for use, and having at its lower edge two notches 27 having rounded inner portions 28 and contracted portions 29 adjacent thereto. The notches 27 are designed to receive the lugs 21 of the brackets 18.

Assuming that the brackets 18.are mounted on each of the corner posts 13 at the same height, one of my removable decks may be installed by placing it in position with the lugs 21 received in the notches 27 of the extensions 26 as shown in Fig. 3.

.the reason for placing the lug 21 near one side of the brackets 18 and the reason for the form of the angle bar and members 23 will now be explained.

It will readily be seen that if one of the brackets 18 is placed with the lug 21 as shown in the case of the upper bracket 18 in Fig. 3, said lug will be farther from the middle of the car than where the other end of the bracket 18 is up as shown in the case of the lower bracket 18in Fig. 3; The brackets 18 are. so constructed and the notches 27 are so located that when the brackets18 are placed wit-h one end up, the lug 21 may be received in the outer notch 17 as illustrated by the showing of the upper deck in Fig. 3. WVhen each of the brackets 18 are turned around the lug 21 may be received in the inner notch 27 as illustrated by the showing of the lower deck in Fig. 3.

Then it is desired to place the load of tile on the permanent deck 14 the upper removable deck may be swung upwardlyupon the pivot formed by the lug 21 which is received in; the notch 27 until the deck stands in a substantially vertical plane or is inclined upwardly and slightly outwardly from the car. On account of the form of the notches 27 the lug 21 will remain in engagement with the portion 28 of said notch.

On each of the downwardly extending flanges of the end members 23 I have pivoted short bars 30 which are loosely mounted on the end members 23 and are provided 1 at their free ends with lugs 31 on which are heads 32 similar to the lugs 19 and the heads 20. The lugs 31 are designed to enter the openings 16 and to drop into the ex tensions 17 when the decks are in their raised position as shown in Fig. 4:. The bars 7 30 thus serve to limit the outward movement of the decks.

Where two removable decks are used, the

brackets 18 for the upper deck are arranged so that the lugs 21 enter the outer notches 27 and the brackets for the lower deck are arranged so that the lugs 19 enter the inner notches 27. IV hen the decks are raised, one of the bars 30 on the upper deck is secured to the post 13 as shown in Fig. 4 and the lower deck will then be inclined upwardly and outwardly from the car and will rest against the upper deck, and will be substantially nested with relation thereto. 7

By constructing the brackets 18 as I do with the lugs 19 at one side of the longitudinal center of said brackets, I am thus able to use the same standard size brackets for all decks and yet to mount the decks so that they nest properly and at the same time incline the lower deck slightly outwardly when it is raised so that it is held in position by gravity. The end members 23 are constructed with their flanges at an obtuse angle with each other in order that they may not bind but may permit the decks to nest properly when in their raised position as illustrated in Fig. 5.

In the use of my improved tile car, a car may be used without the removable decks or with them. One or more of the removable decks may be used. Ordinarily not more than three decks are used on such cars including the permanent deck or floor. Assuming that two of the removable decks are used, brackets 18 for the lower deck are illstalled in position on the posts 13 with the lugs 21 arranged to be received in the inner notches 27 and the lower deck is mounted on said brackets. The brackets 18 for the upper deck are installed with the lugs 21 in position to be received in the notches 27 of the upper deck. The lower deck 14 is usually loaded first, and in order to get the upper decks out of the way the upper removable deck is raised to a substantially vertical position and the bar 30 is secured to the posts 13 at each end of the upper deck. The lower removable deck is then swung upwardly and outwardly against the upper deck as shown in Figs. 1 and 4. When the permanent floor is loaded, the lower removable deck may be lowered to a horizontal'position and loaded in its turn and thereafter the upper removable deck may be lowered to a horizontal position and loaded. 7

My tile car has many advantages. The removable decks may be wholly dispensed with when the car is used for certain pur by mounting the brackets 18 at different heights on the posts 13. One or more of the removable decks may be used. They are all made the same size and shapeand' are interchangeable. 'On account of the construction of the brackets 18 and the extensions 26 the removable decks may be substantially nested when in their raised position.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a device of the class described, a car having upright corner posts, supporting devices adjustably mounted on said posts, a removable deck, means thereon for detachably engaging said supporting devices to permit said device to swing upwardly toward one side, said supporting device and said means being so constructed to lock said deck against movement in a horizontal plane, when it is lowered to such plane.

2. A car of the class described having upright corner posts, supporting devices adjustably mounted thereon, a removable deck, means for detachably mounting said deck on said devices to prevent movement of the deck in a horizontal plane while permitting said deck to be swung upwardly toward either side.

3. In a device of the class described, a car, corner posts thereon, a plurality of removable decks of the same kind, and means for detachably mounting said decks on said posts, said means being constructed and arranged to permit said removable decks to be swung upwardly and laterally toward either side with the upper deck in substantially vertical position and with the lower removable deck inclined outwardly and upwardly against the upper deck.

4. In a device of the class described, a car, corner posts thereon, a plurality of re1novable decks of the same kind, means for de tachably mounting said decks on said posts, said means being constructed and arranged to permit said removable decks to be swung upwardly and laterally toward either side with the upper deck in substantially vertical position and with the lower removable deck inclined outwardly and upwardly against the upper deck, and means for securing said removable decks in their raised position.

5. In a device of the class described, a car having upright corner posts, brackets on said posts designed to engage any two adjacent pairs of notches, each bracket being provided with a round lug having a head on its free end, said lug being located off the line of the vertical axis of said bracket, and a plurality of removable decks provided at each corner with a pair of notches, either of the notches of each pair being capable of engaging one of said lugs.

6. In a device of the class described, a car having upright corner posts, each of said posts being provided with a plurality of notches with means for engaging any two adjacent pair of notches, each bracket being provided with a round lug having a head on its free end, said lug being located oii the line of the vertical axis of said bracket, a removable deck provided at each corner with a pair of notches one of which is designed to engage one of said lugs, and means mounted on said removable deck for engaging said notches and holding said deck in a substantially horizontal position.

7. In a device of the class described, a car having upright corner posts each of said posts being provided with a plurality of notches, a plurality of brackets, each pro vided with means for engaging any two adjacent pair of notches, each bracket being provided with a round lug having a head on its free end, said lug being located oil the line of the vertical axis of said bracket, a removable deck having at each end a downwardly and outwardly extending flange provided at its lower edge with a downward extension having a pair of notches each of which has a comparatively round enlargement at its inner end, and a contracted portion adjacent thereto, said notches being designed to receive said lugs, and means for detachably securing said removable deck to said posts when said deck is raised to a substantially vertical position.

Des Moines, Iowa, August 5, 1912.

JOHN J. HAMMEN.

Witnesses:

J. Y. CAMPFIELD, C. C. JAMESON.

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